Foundation Stones

Foundation Stones is by far the most requested book I distribute across the Province and beyond – both in print and online.

Who is Albert of Jerusalem?

There Is No Saint Carmel.

Saint Albert of Jerusalem – Bishop & Lawgiver of Carmel… The Rule of Carmel…

BOOK REVIEW

Carmel and Music

by Simon Nolan, O.Carm. | Carmelite Media, 2020, 109 pp
reviewed by Gregory Houck, O.Carm.

Thérèse Relics on display

The National Shrine and Museum of St. Therese campus in Darien, Illinois, is served and supported by the Society of the Little Flower.

Comtemplative Prayer – Ernie Larkin, O.Carm.

2016 interview with Fr. Ernie Larkin, O.Carm. on the topic of Renewing the Christian Mystical Tradition and Contemplative Prayer

Remembering Fr. John “Jay” Comerford, O.Carm.

On Friday, September 5, we lost a lifelong Carmelite. Fr. John “Jay” Comerford, O.Carm., grew up in a Carmelite parish, attended Carmelite schools, and went on to minister as a teacher in his hometown and at those same schools. The outpouring of love on social media and at his funeral was a powerful testament to the many lives he touched throughout his Carmelite journey.

PILGRIMAGE

Pilgrimage of Carmel: Netherlands & Germany, May 18–28, 2026

The Carmelite Institute of North America warmly invites you to join a very special pilgrimage through the Netherlands and Germany from May 18 to May 28, 2026. This journey will be led by Fr. Nepi Willemsen, O.Carm., a German-American Carmelite friar originally from this region, alongside Lourdes Crabtree, Director of the Carmelite Institute of North America.

BOOK REVIEW

Healed by Love: Contemplation as a Path of Healing according to St. John of the Cross

by Daniel Chowning, OCD

Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 2025, 248 pp
reviewed by Gregory Houck, O.Carm.

Who are the Carmelites?

Carmel is a place – a mountain in the Holy Land or wherever Carmelites live together.  Carmel is a way of life – as Pope Francis has said, “Carmel teaches the Church how to pray.” 

JPIC Charity & Human Development Grants

Each year the Carmelite Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary provides Justice, Peace, And Integrity of Creation (JPIC) grants.  These grants are intended to encourage and support Carmelite sponsorship of JPIC work.